The Role of Advanced Theory of Mind in Adolescents’ Sourcing While Reading Multiple Documents

EasyChair Preprint 6532

Abstract

Readers' ability to critically evaluate the contents they read online is a core literacy skill. One way to evaluate contents is the assessment of source dimensions (i.e., sourcing). An increasing amount of data suggests that sourcing is a challenge for teenagers (e.g., Potocki et al., 2019). This may be related to the development of advanced theory of mind (TOM²), which extends throughout childhood and into adolescence (Miller, 2009). The present study examined the role of TOM² in teenagers' source evaluation skills. After controlling for basic reading abilities, TOM² abilities was moderately but significantly related to specific dimensions of multiple document comprehension, i.e., the evaluation of sources' expertise and benevolence. Implications for teenagers' literacy acquisition are discussed.

Keyphrases: Advanced theory of mind, adolescence, multiple text comprehension, sourcing

@booklet{EasyChair:6532,
  author    = {Yann Dyoniziak and Anna Potocki and Jean-François Rouet},
  title     = {The Role of Advanced Theory of Mind in Adolescents’ Sourcing While Reading Multiple Documents},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 6532},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2021}}